I've getting across some security problems with using connectionstrings in .net oracle database providers which contains passwords.
Problem is that those providers (System.Data.OracleClient or ODAC) ...

We have experienced an infuriating issue with a specific deployment of some licensing software (C# Console App) which connects to an Azure database.
We receive this error on attempting to connect on ...

The connection string 'GuildStreamEntities' in the application's configuration file does not contain the required providerName attribute."AAA!
[This is the log in page for my web site this what the ...

I am using a TableAdapter in a dataset in Vb.net winforms (connected to a mysql server) to allow integration of a Devexpress scheduler - I have been using this method for some time; while I know of ...

I need to make a connection string for database and crystal report that will be compatible to all laptops and desktops. I have tried using .\ for data source. It works but it not for sqlexpress. I am ...

Why is System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection class throwing an exception that "The parameter is incorrect"?
I'm attempting to learn how to set up database connections using a local SQL database and an ...

when connecting i get an error:
object reference not set to instance of an object
Form1
Dim c As String = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("CON").ConnectionString
Dim con ...

I'm having problem with getting the App.Config connectionstring work in web.config. (I have a MVC project). The database is a local database created with entityframework with a model (database first).
...

I have created an windows application with sqlite database. My sqlite db file is stored in the debug folder of the project.I have used Data Set on several forms to display the data. The setup works ...

I am using connection string as shown below in my VB6 application.But sometimes we get error like "Invalid connection string attribute". But sometimes it works properly and database connects. So why ...

I have a child package where the ConnectionString property of a Connection Manager is set by a Parent Package Variable Configuration. I set up a script task that brings up a message box with the value ...

I have a project with unit tests in TFS 2010. My unit test need to connect to database, so it has to keep connection string somewhere. This connection string is not needed for main application, it is ...

I would like to be able to handle the actual Connection String and the EF metadata connection string separately in the config (app.config, web.config) - the goal is to make the actual data-source more ...

I have created a webservice with an app.config which is holding my connection string. Everything works perfectly and as expected, apart from that when I change the connectionstring to point to a new ...

I have added a database file (NORTHWND.MDF) to my application using Visual Studio 2010 built-in functionality. Database is in the App_Data folder.
It is running fine in local-host. But when I publish ...

I'm working with a WPF application, and I have a connection string with hardcoded database parameters in my app.config file. What happens to this app.config at compile time? Is this packaged with the ...

I have a winform app in .NET 4.0 with database (SQLite). I need to add an option for user to be able to change the path to the file containing the database - in short, to change the connection string. ...

Likely a dumb question but brain isn't piecing this together---
tl;dr: My main question is how do I choose the right parameters for my connection string? How do I determine what my driver should be? ...

I have an asp.net web forms website and a sql database called "pharmastats" that are both currently hosted on my Azure account (free trial at the moment). I am trying to hook up this DB with the code ...

This may be a stupid question. But I have to ask. I'm making an ASP.NET MVC 5 application with EF code-first. I can't understand how AttachDbFilename work. Does this create and attach a database to ...

I have a asp.net web forms website and a sql database called "pharmastats" that are both currently hosted on my Azure account (free trial at the moment). I am trying to hook up this DB with the code ...

Well I was developing an ASP.NET webforms app in Visual Studio and it worked well. It has 2 SQL Server connection strings, one for ASP.NET Identity and the other for my own tables. Then I wanted to ...